Ip Man

Also Known As: Ip Man

Company: Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co. / China Film Co-Production Corporation / Mandarin Films Distribution Co.

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Budget: n/A

Full Cast: Donnie Yen / Simon Yam / Ka Tung Lam / Siu-Wong Fan / Lynn Hung / Hiroyuki Ikeuchi / Yu Xing / Chen Zhi Hui / You-Nam Wong / Zhang Bo / Li Chak / Xu Chuan-Jian / Shi De-Qiang / Yu-Lam Fan / Wang Hui-Liang / Liu Jun / Chen Ka-Da / Calvin Cheng Ka-Sing / Lu Kai / Kong King / Chan Siu Kwan / Siu-Hung Leung / Ming Zhe Liu / Li Qin Long / Lu Mei-Fang / Han Meng-Xin / Xu Ming-Yu / Sheng Qi-Rong / Cai Rong-Jun / Shi Rui-Jun / Yu-Hang To / Mao Wen-Jun / Wang Xiao-Fang / Yang Xu-Feng / Ding Yi-Lan / Ku Yin / Gao Yuan / Bian Zheng / Wang Zheng / Zhong Zhou

Cast and Character: Donnie Yen as Yip Man / Simon Yam as Chow Ching-Chuen / Ka Tung Lam as Captain Lei Chiu / Siu-Wong Fan as Jin Shan Zhao / Kam Shan-Chau / Lynn Hung as Cheung Wing-Sing / Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Miura / Yu Xing as Master Zealot Lam / Chen Zhi Hui as Master Lau / You-Nam Wong as Sa Dam Yun / Zhang Bo as Jin Shan Zhao's underling / Li Chak as Yip Chun / Xu Chuan-Jian as Cotton Mill Worker / Shi De-Qiang as Southern master / Yu-Lam Fan as Cotton Mill Worker / Wang Hui-Liang as Cotton Mill Worker

Color: Color

Countries: Hong Kong / China

Creators: n/A

Description: A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.

Directors: Wilson Yip

Genres: Action / Biography / Drama / History / Sport

Languages: Cantonese / Mandarin / Japanese

Location: n/A

MPAA: Rated R for violence

Opening Weekend: n/A

Plot: In 1935 in Foshan, south China, there are martial arts schools on every street corner. Ip Man is the undisputed martial arts champion, yet he has not devoted himself to teaching. Despite this, it seems that all the kung fu masters of the city are eager to fight him to improve their reputation.

Poster: posters/1220719.jpg

Rating: 8.1

Release Date: 12 December 2008 (China)

Runtime: 106 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital

Tagline: Mentor of iconic legend Bruce Lee

Title: Yip Man

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220719/

Votes: 81,955

Writers: Edmond Wong / Chan Tai-Li

Year: 2008

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Yip Man got rated 8.1.

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